Well done. I viewed a dozen videos on this to try to ascertain which of the two very similar slots the wide keyboard cable fitted into. You were the only one to show that bit explicitly.
Thank you for your informative video how to replace keyboard on Acer Aspire E1 laptop. You've shown the model first and the problem, shown how and where to take screws off and where to pray and making sure to not to damage or break the unit during opening the parts. You've shown where are the problems lies with these kind of keyboard and you've shown the final test after replacing with the new one whether it has really fix the problem, which is very crucial. I applaud you. The Video is very clear and crisp quality. No background music. I thank you again and I hope you'll come up with a video like this in the future again.
Just to say thanks a lot for posting this video - I know it's an old video but my laptop is old yet still a good laptop having changed to a solid state hard drive and updated the OS. This has been a great help and made me decide to tackle the replacement keyboard myself which so far seems to be working well. So thanks once again a very clear concise video.
Thank you. I really appreciate the insight you provided with your commentary, many of the other videos I found for the same thing were silent and confusing.
Hi John....just wanted to note that very often with these keyboards you can just place them in a warm water bath for a little while to dissolve any material/stickiness etc (after they were removed from the computer of coarse!). Then they can be gently dried in an airing cupboard or somewhere warm for a day or two and then re-fitted to the computer. There is rarely any permanent damage. Just thought i would offer this for anyone that can wait for it to dry.....then there is no money outlay, only time. Cool video, thanks!
Hi a replaced my Acer Aspire e1 530 keybord but the new one dont work. I restart the laptop and go to bois with f2. So i 15:59 think the keyboard is ok. Can be the problem in Windows?
Ooooh very good Sir! You have many talents! I'm not looking forward to the day my HP Pavilion 15 hard drive dies, the driver is not accessible! Windows 8 is fine I think but Windows 10 hopefully will be much better.
Knuckles the Echidna I have a HP Pavilion 15, which also has a buggy as fuck HDD. It causes my laptop to freeze for hours, pretty much everyday. New HDD was £40.
Hi John, it's good to replace the CMOS battery whenever you strip down a laptop. Like the Windows 8 opinion. You should be busting Windows 10 by now, the latest build is very stable.
***** That CMOS battery (soldered tags) is rechargeable, it will outlive the machine. That I can say with certainty. Cr2032 primary coin cells in a holder - maybe. In practice, the CMOS runs off mains power or the main battery first if available, so they also tend to outlive the machine. What I would certainly do is take the opportunity to clean the fan while the unit is open. Since each opening of the unit, carries about a 10% risk of breaking those flimsy connectors for the touchpad and power cables.
Sorry about the weird reply format, I'm using a phone. I've just returned from an Intertek conference in Milton Keynes, so I ain't just some benchtop fake electronic engineer or some no nothing computer geek.
***** Laptop repair is one of the major things my employer does.. and i've personally replaced about a thousand motherboards, for what that's worth. Primary cells are more common, and in my experience always on a header cable or are removable in some kind of holder. Some Toshiba models have a very small lithium ion rechargeable cell soldered directly to the board, that look exactly like on this Acer. CMOS battery failures are rare, and pretty much only happen when replacing the mainboard on a machine that's a few years old. The spare part has sat in a warehouse unpowered for a few years, so the CMOS will have drained. There was actually a service advisory from Toshiba , stating that the boards for 100/200 series machines would not POST if the CMOS battery was below 2.5Volts. One solution, if you were patient, was to leave the board hooked up to a psu or battery for a few hours. If you checked with multimeter the cell's voltage would slowly rise. These days bench space is at a premium so we just swap the cell.
Do you have quite a powerful wireless mic? I noticed a little crackle on the audio every time your screwdriver touched the laptop chassis, particularly when you had just removed the top housing and the screwdriver brushed against the plate behind the keyboard. A bit of RF in the air seems the only explanation....
Hi John. Thanks for this video. I was able to replace the keyboard on my daughter's laptop following your procedure. I purchased the keyboard from Amazon, and with replacing it myself saved tons of downtime and money. Cheers
From my perspective, it would make more sense to connect the longest flex cable first and descend to the shortest cable last. By fixing the shortest cable first, you limited your movement to connect the rest. Let me know what you think...
Built down to a price... how true. But it's the consumers that demand that, cheap products. As long as the manufacturer can build it to last the warranty period, it's all good. It's amazing how people generally trust these devices with their sensitive data.
IsettasRock Is that true, many people pay extra for a brand name believing it will be better quality, rather than purchase a no name item. If you have more money I suppose you will be willing to spend even more for quality, if you're broke the decisions made for you :-) Judging from Jw comments he would like to have a choice of better quality rather than land fill material.
reggiebacci The fact that it's got only a mechanical hdd is more the shame. It might have the latest and greatest Intel Haswell processor, but startup shutdown and restart will still take ages. Jolt the thing while it's on and say hello to the click of death.
Hi JW, I'm just wondering if you know of any publishings that would show a keyboard removal/refit for the ACER TRAVELMATE P645-M? I can only find reviews on this. Regards.
12:00...... ach, man...... why did you skip the most interesting part? Omg, man... connecting this piece of s*** is so confusing to me, I mean I know what it should look like at the end but it's always so confusing to me, and I'd like very very much to see how you did it. Ech, but anyway, except from that, great video.
Hi, i am from india, i am having keyboard problem in acer predator helios 300, so need to replace keyboard, where can i find keyboard. please reply if any keyboard available or where can i find keyboard.
I have changed loads of keyboards but never one that's so convoluted to change, thats a pretend chiclet on the cheap. also that trackpad way over on the left, what were they thinking?
brian whittle Trackpads on laptops with number pads are typically placed center to the alphanumeric section of the keyboard, not the entire thing. Why? I don't bloody know, it's stupid in my opinion, but it seems to work as it's a long-standing trend within the major laptop manufacturers nowadays.
Max C I know, the asymmetric trackpad placement really bugs me though, I wish they would stop. Also it's a common "feature" on laptops without a number section to have the trackpad slightly to the left, why?!
brian whittle Consumer laptops got easier to service up till about 3 years ago, now the trend is going the other way. Acer want to save another mm of case thickness compared to last year's model but aren't going to spend the money to do it nicely.
John, if I wanted to build a portable USB charger what would be the best way to go about it? In terms of a circuit board, batteries, resistors? Just out of interest. I know you can buy them but I'd like to build one. I would like to use it to charge an iPhone 5. I have an idea: USB outlet, micro USB inlet and maybe a Lithium ion 9V battery. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Simeon Witter To obtain 5V from a 9V battery the usual method would be a buck converter as described here: ua-cam.com/video/CEhBN5_fO5o/v-deo.html Other methods exist but will be very inefficient.
+Coolkeys2009 I've taken apart many laptops in my life and have yet to come across one that is only held together with glue, my cheapest laptop being a Dell M5030 costing £299.99 at the time came with screws, you'd take the screws out then run a credit card under the edges to pop up the tabs around the edges.
I have bought a new ES1-523 laptop and on the side where the numeric keypad is, the keys are not right. you hear that it clicks loose on yzer what can I do? is just bought new in the store, I want keyboard that is well fixed otherwise a nice laptop but can not type if she just clicks on one iron and is not so nice What can I do best? Thank you
Is it applicable to ACER ASPIRE ES1-572? or I need to replace the frame to install new keyboard? Please reply to this really need your help. Thank you Sir.
Even after watching this it still looks daunting, but the alternative is to spend more $$$ than I can afford, so once my replacement keyboard arrives I'll give it a try and let you know afterward how it went...:/
The keyboard cable just clips into the connector as shown in the video, so no soldering required. Fixing screws should be the same. You will need to change the settings in the operating system after installing a different keyboard.
Replacement was from someone on ebay, but that was back in 2015. They are easier to find just by searching for 'acer e1 keyboard' or 'E1-532 keyboard; and checking the description to see what models it fits. One particular keyboard is often used in many different models.
Nice video, but could do without the Acer hate commentary. Perhaps you should have just spit in your friend/customers mouth for buying such a cheap laptop and refused to lower yourself to a parts swap instead of being able to disassemble the serviceable keyboard built by, oh yeah, no one. Just sain'
I was being overly dramatic because at several points of his video, the author editorializes about the quality of the product in what I felt was a less than complimentary. I am an ACER owner and I absolutely love my $300 US computer. I agree that it was designed and produced to a price point and personally I am amazed at the durability and I am pleased that the cost was so reasonable. Also, even though the video was edited, the swap process takes less than 30 minuets and the part is $12 US, I mean come on that is cheap. The quality of the repair video overall is very nice, succinct but a bit opinion heavy in my own opinion. Lastly I will say this, Ultimately the damaged keyboard was likely very serviceable. Here are the steps: 1. Detach the KB as shown. 2. Using compressed air, remove any loose soil, >40psi 3. Place the keyboard in a plastic tub and cover with distilled water, warm is better. 4. Use a small amount of dish soap and agitate gently until the contaminant is removed. 5. Rinse completely with fresh distilled water working all of the keys. Rinse it well. 6, Air wash with compressed air removing as much water as possible. 7. Place the unit on the middle rack of an oven that is warm ~ 140-160F for 60 minutes. 8. Reinstall and enjoy. Distilled H2O $2 US
He was just saying that the way it's put together is designed in order for them to save money to sell it cheaper. I have an Acer chromebook C720 and it's served me very well for what was pretty much $200 but it's not a scratch on quality next to my MSI GT70 which was like $2500
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I am a 55 year-old female and managed to replace my keyboard following your instructions! Thank you very much!
Hi John, a bigs thanks that this video was still online. A 15 euro keyboard and your guide means my Acer is good for another 10 years!
Well done. I viewed a dozen videos on this to try to ascertain which of the two very similar slots the wide keyboard cable fitted into. You were the only one to show that bit explicitly.
Thank you for your informative video how to replace keyboard on Acer Aspire E1 laptop. You've shown the model first and the problem, shown how and where to take screws off and where to pray and making sure to not to damage or break the unit during opening the parts. You've shown where are the problems lies with these kind of keyboard and you've shown the final test after replacing with the new one whether it has really fix the problem, which is very crucial. I applaud you. The Video is very clear and crisp quality. No background music. I thank you again and I hope you'll come up with a video like this in the future again.
Just to say thanks a lot for posting this video - I know it's an old video but my laptop is old yet still a good laptop having changed to a solid state hard drive and updated the OS. This has been a great help and made me decide to tackle the replacement keyboard myself which so far seems to be working well. So thanks once again a very clear concise video.
Thank you. I really appreciate the insight you provided with your commentary, many of the other videos I found for the same thing were silent and confusing.
Thanks, very informative! Your video simplified all the steps needed to replace my Acer keyboard. Thanks
What a fantastic video. You have the perfect voice as well. Keep up the great work.👍😇
Hi John....just wanted to note that very often with these keyboards you can just place them in a warm water bath for a little while to dissolve any material/stickiness etc (after they were removed from the computer of coarse!). Then they can be gently dried in an airing cupboard or somewhere warm for a day or two and then re-fitted to the computer. There is rarely any permanent damage. Just thought i would offer this for anyone that can wait for it to dry.....then there is no money outlay, only time. Cool video, thanks!
interesting thanks i'll try
@@dxfvgyhjhdid it work?
Hi a replaced my Acer Aspire e1 530 keybord but the new one dont work. I restart the laptop and go to bois with f2. So i 15:59 think the keyboard is ok. Can be the problem in Windows?
Ooooh very good Sir! You have many talents! I'm not looking forward to the day my HP Pavilion 15 hard drive dies, the driver is not accessible! Windows 8 is fine I think but Windows 10 hopefully will be much better.
Knuckles the Echidna I have a HP Pavilion 15, which also has a buggy as fuck HDD. It causes my laptop to freeze for hours, pretty much everyday. New HDD was £40.
Hi John, it's good to replace the CMOS battery whenever you strip down a laptop. Like the Windows 8 opinion. You should be busting Windows 10 by now, the latest build is very stable.
***** It's a good idea - but in this case would be asking for trouble. Battery is visible centre screen at 11:00, it's soldered directly to the board.
***** That CMOS battery (soldered tags) is rechargeable, it will outlive the machine. That I can say with certainty. Cr2032 primary coin cells in a holder - maybe. In practice, the CMOS runs off mains power or the main battery first if available, so they also tend to outlive the machine.
What I would certainly do is take the opportunity to clean the fan while the unit is open. Since each opening of the unit, carries about a 10% risk of breaking those flimsy connectors for the touchpad and power cables.
Mate, I am telling you now that lithium CMOS batteries are NOT rechargeable. Tyeb
Sorry about the weird reply format, I'm using a phone. I've just returned from an Intertek conference in Milton Keynes, so I ain't just some benchtop fake electronic engineer or some no nothing computer geek.
***** Laptop repair is one of the major things my employer does.. and i've personally replaced about a thousand motherboards, for what that's worth. Primary cells are more common, and in my experience always on a header cable or are removable in some kind of holder. Some Toshiba models have a very small lithium ion rechargeable cell soldered directly to the board, that look exactly like on this Acer.
CMOS battery failures are rare, and pretty much only happen when replacing the mainboard on a machine that's a few years old. The spare part has sat in a warehouse unpowered for a few years, so the CMOS will have drained.
There was actually a service advisory from Toshiba , stating that the boards for 100/200 series machines would not POST if the CMOS battery was below 2.5Volts. One solution, if you were patient, was to leave the board hooked up to a psu or battery for a few hours. If you checked with multimeter the cell's voltage would slowly rise. These days bench space is at a premium so we just swap the cell.
Do you have quite a powerful wireless mic?
I noticed a little crackle on the audio every time your screwdriver touched the laptop chassis, particularly when you had just removed the top housing and the screwdriver brushed against the plate behind the keyboard.
A bit of RF in the air seems the only explanation....
Ive been trying for an hour to reattach the ribben cables for the keyboard on this model. I'm supprised I haven't put a hammer through it!!
Did you do it?
Hi john. How about a video demonstrating that musical instrument you have there in the background? Looks interesting
Steve
Hi John. Thanks for this video. I was able to replace the keyboard on my daughter's laptop following your procedure. I purchased the keyboard from Amazon, and with replacing it myself saved tons of downtime and money. Cheers
Jean-Claude Chambers your commenting on another pirsons comment
From my perspective, it would make more sense to connect the longest flex cable first and descend to the shortest cable last. By fixing the shortest cable first, you limited your movement to connect the rest. Let me know what you think...
When I change keyboards, especially when they have had spillages you should clean the holes with where the keys come though.
Yep it makes for a proper job.
Great video. Was wondering if static could be a problem whilst working on laptop ? or is the work mat anti static ?
Built down to a price... how true. But it's the consumers that demand that, cheap products. As long as the manufacturer can build it to last the warranty period, it's all good. It's amazing how people generally trust these devices with their sensitive data.
IsettasRock Is that true, many people pay extra for a brand name believing it will be better quality, rather than purchase a no name item. If you have more money I suppose you will be willing to spend even more for quality, if you're broke the decisions made for you :-) Judging from Jw comments he would like to have a choice of better quality rather than land fill material.
IsettasRock 3:12 It's amazing how many people trust Western Digital with their sensitive data.
reggiebacci The fact that it's got only a mechanical hdd is more the shame. It might have the latest and greatest Intel Haswell processor, but startup shutdown and restart will still take ages. Jolt the thing while it's on and say hello to the click of death.
Hi JW, I'm just wondering if you know of any publishings that would show a keyboard removal/refit for the ACER TRAVELMATE P645-M? I can only find reviews on this. Regards.
check your mic, it's quiet and then loud then again quiet and then again loud.
Thank you for the vid
12:00...... ach, man...... why did you skip the most interesting part? Omg, man... connecting this piece of s*** is so confusing to me, I mean I know what it should look like at the end but it's always so confusing to me, and I'd like very very much to see how you did it. Ech, but anyway, except from that, great video.
Great Job Thank You!
Hi John, any chance of a quick disassembly of the broken keyboard, just to see what we're dealing with?
Bob The Dino Pretty much standard affair.... Mylar sheets with silver traces laid out in a matrix.
Cola is a nightmare with keyboards, changed quite a few...
Hi, i am from india, i am having keyboard problem in acer predator helios 300, so need to replace keyboard, where can i find keyboard. please reply if any keyboard available or where can i find keyboard.
where is an affordable place t0 buy a keyboard???
For some reason my keyboard some buttons do not work. Could u tell me what it could be? Its an Acer Aspire laptop with miusepad
Thanks a lot it is very helpful
I have changed loads of keyboards but never one that's so convoluted to change, thats a pretend chiclet on the cheap.
also that trackpad way over on the left, what were they thinking?
brian whittle It's like they ran out of space after positioning the hard drive. Morons...
brian whittle Trackpads on laptops with number pads are typically placed center to the alphanumeric section of the keyboard, not the entire thing. Why? I don't bloody know, it's stupid in my opinion, but it seems to work as it's a long-standing trend within the major laptop manufacturers nowadays.
Max C
I know, the asymmetric trackpad placement really bugs me though, I wish they would stop. Also it's a common "feature" on laptops without a number section to have the trackpad slightly to the left, why?!
brian whittle Consumer laptops got easier to service up till about 3 years ago, now the trend is going the other way. Acer want to save another mm of case thickness compared to last year's model but aren't going to spend the money to do it nicely.
John, if I wanted to build a portable USB charger what would be the best way to go about it? In terms of a circuit board, batteries, resistors? Just out of interest. I know you can buy them but I'd like to build one. I would like to use it to charge an iPhone 5. I have an idea: USB outlet, micro USB inlet and maybe a Lithium ion 9V battery. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Simeon Witter To obtain 5V from a 9V battery the usual method would be a buck converter as described here: ua-cam.com/video/CEhBN5_fO5o/v-deo.html
Other methods exist but will be very inefficient.
Simbo
At least it's held together with screws I hear some brands glued together?
+Coolkeys2009 I've taken apart many laptops in my life and have yet to come across one that is only held together with glue, my cheapest laptop being a Dell M5030 costing £299.99 at the time came with screws, you'd take the screws out then run a credit card under the edges to pop up the tabs around the edges.
+thefiestaguy Do a search for Apple laptops glued together and you shall be enlightened.
I have bought a new ES1-523 laptop and on the side where the numeric keypad is, the keys are not right. you hear that it clicks loose on yzer what can I do?
is just bought new in the store, I want keyboard that is well fixed otherwise a nice laptop
but can not type if she just clicks on one iron and is not so nice
What can I do best? Thank you
If it's new, return it to the store or contact the manufacturer for a replacement.
Is it applicable to ACER ASPIRE ES1-572? or I need to replace the frame to install new keyboard? Please reply to this really need your help. Thank you Sir.
No idea, I only have what's in the video.
Even after watching this it still looks daunting, but the alternative is to spend more $$$ than I can afford, so once my replacement keyboard arrives I'll give it a try and let you know afterward how it went...:/
How did it go
How did it go ... Did you replaced it afterward?
@@jerrysmall167 Yes, I got the keyboard replaced. Don't think I'll do it again.
@@jakedrake2124 Oh great! Wish me good luck with mine
Thank you for a great video! But actually I dont think that its necessary to remove HDD...
Just wanna know, is it possible to change a UK layout keyboard to a US layout keyboard? And does it require a lot of soldering?
The keyboard cable just clips into the connector as shown in the video, so no soldering required. Fixing screws should be the same.
You will need to change the settings in the operating system after installing a different keyboard.
He didn't said how to free the wire from kebord
It would be so nice to share the purchase link. I could not find this keyboard
Acer E1-532-2657
Thank you very much and greetings from uruguay
Replacement was from someone on ebay, but that was back in 2015.
They are easier to find just by searching for 'acer e1 keyboard' or 'E1-532 keyboard; and checking the description to see what models it fits. One particular keyboard is often used in many different models.
Thank you very much. greetings
Thanks!!
Hahaha..vent holes for water from a wet surface. Very funny!
that looks pretty new
Gamewwx Just under 2 years old, manufactured August 2013
***** Ok. I noticed it afterwards.
❤️
Just remove keyboard from the top, much quicker and easier (takes 1 minute). Don't follow this way, check other link.
The keyboard in this laptop is screwed in from underneath. There is no way to 'remove it from the top'.
@@jwflame Thanks John. You are right. I removed from newer keyboard model. Please ignore my comment.
Where is the newer link please
I JUST WANNA FIX MY BROKEN KEY
:O but not 55 year old but thank but need my dad Xd
Who cares why the keyboard failed? It does not change how the keyboard is replaced.
John... The laptop looked like a piece of crap. I hope this job was a favour for a very close friend.
sorry dude , but you did it wrong ...
narcissists are dismissive. mmmmmmm.
Nice video, but could do without the Acer hate commentary. Perhaps you should have just spit in your friend/customers mouth for buying such a cheap laptop and refused to lower yourself to a parts swap instead of being able to disassemble the serviceable keyboard built by, oh yeah, no one. Just sain'
Mmmmm The Lenovo ThinkPad T420 has a really easy slide out keyboard. The are Good laptops and easy to upgrade/ service the parts too ;)
What do you mean "Acer hate"?
I was being overly dramatic because at several points of his video, the author editorializes about the quality of the product in what I felt was a less than complimentary. I am an ACER owner and I absolutely love my $300 US computer. I agree that it was designed and produced to a price point and personally I am amazed at the durability and I am pleased that the cost was so reasonable. Also, even though the video was edited, the swap process takes less than 30 minuets and the part is $12 US, I mean come on that is cheap. The quality of the repair video overall is very nice, succinct but a bit opinion heavy in my own opinion.
Lastly I will say this, Ultimately the damaged keyboard was likely very serviceable. Here are the steps:
1. Detach the KB as shown.
2. Using compressed air, remove any loose soil, >40psi
3. Place the keyboard in a plastic tub and cover with distilled water, warm is better.
4. Use a small amount of dish soap and agitate gently until the contaminant is removed.
5. Rinse completely with fresh distilled water working all of the keys. Rinse it well.
6, Air wash with compressed air removing as much water as possible.
7. Place the unit on the middle rack of an oven that is warm ~ 140-160F for 60 minutes.
8. Reinstall and enjoy.
Distilled H2O $2 US
He was just saying that the way it's put together is designed in order for them to save money to sell it cheaper. I have an Acer chromebook C720 and it's served me very well for what was pretty much $200 but it's not a scratch on quality next to my MSI GT70 which was like $2500